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CDC director recommends boosters for more Americans
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky issued guidelines for COVID-19 boosters, clearing the way for tens of millions of U.S. citizens to obtain a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. While FDA and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reached broadly similar conclusions regarding booster doses for seniors and high-risk individuals, Walensky went…
ATA Freight expands in India to serve growing pharma industry
The international logistics company ATA Freight is opening a new facility in Hyderabad due to growing demand from India’s quickly-growing pharmaceutical industry. The Hyderabad facility will primarily cater to the pharmaceutical industry. “ATA Freight already has a strong footprint in India’s pharmaceutical industry, serving many of the area’s leading pharma manufacturers,” said ATA freight chief…
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Noble expands its services for its clients into Human FactorsHuman Factors + (HF+) is a natural extension of Noble’s deep understanding of the patient experience relative to self-administering drug…
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Novo Nordisk settles U.S. securities class action suit
Novo Nordisk (NYSE:NVO) has agreed in principle to settle securities class action litigation in the Federal District Court of New Jersey. The Bagsværd, Denmark–based company would pay $100 million in the settlement. That amount includes plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees, expenses and settlement costs. The lawsuit alleged that the company made misleading statements regarding the price of its…
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Lonza bolsters drug manufacturing services in Switzerland
Contract development and manufacturing organization Lonza has announced a series of expansion projects during the pandemic. Most recently, the Basel-based company revealed plans to expand its drug product manufacturing services on its home turf in Switzerland. Included in the expansion will be an installation of a new aseptic fill and finish line in the city…
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ATA Freight expands in India to serve growing pharma industry
The international logistics company ATA Freight is opening a new facility in Hyderabad due to growing demand from India’s quickly-growing pharmaceutical industry. The Hyderabad facility will primarily cater to the pharmaceutical industry. “ATA Freight already has a strong footprint in India’s pharmaceutical industry, serving many of the area’s leading pharma manufacturers,” said ATA freight chief…
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Gilead identifies counterfeit versions of two of its HIV drugs
Gilead Sciences (NSDQ: GILD) has announced that it has identified tampered and counterfeit versions of its HIV drugs Biktarvy and Descovy in the U.S. supply chain. Biktarvy is a blockbuster drug cocktail, raking up $7.26 billion in sales last year. 2020 sales of Descovy were $478 million. Foster City, Calif.–based Gilead said that unauthorized distributors…
